Category: Teen & Young Adult

Kat’s Greek Summer

Soon-to-be high school freshman Kat Baker is all about training for the cross-country team this summer. Then her Greek mom knocks her off-course by dragging her to Greece. To meet the family. How can a girl train in ninety-billion degrees? And with a sharp-eyed Yiayiá watching her every move? Determined to keep her running dream alive, Kat embarks on a risk-filled odyssey, discovering that self-truth is at the heart of dreams, first love—even family—and that it is up to her to speak up and... [Read More...]

The Outlaws

The oil is gone. The wars are over. Only three cities survived. London, 2100. Johnny and his brother Mike are assigned their Roles the same week the Outlaws launch their deadliest attack on the city. Johnny joins the Guard. Mike enters the labs. Within days, Mike uncovers something that could change everything: a way to create more oil. But before they can act, an Outlaw spy steals the secret. Now the brothers and their friends, Winter, Cal, and Scarlett, are on the run, hunted by a corrupt gov... [Read More...]

Free: Chosen by Night

Marilyn never imagined shifters existed or the thrill of becoming a crow as black as the night. After an old curse awakens, this sixteen-year-old must solve a mystery as other teens begin to shift and terrified parents scramble for answers. Two hundred years ago, this curse started with the moon disappearing and ended with the destruction of their town. The night has chosen Marilyn and only her closest friends can help. Can they stop the curse, or will she lose everything she cares about? Free ... [Read More...]

The Lightning Tree

Nature is fighting back. And it’s choosing its victims. When seventeen-year-old Flora Reed finds a dead body hanging from a tree in her yard, she knows something is terribly wrong. It’s not an accident. It’s not human. And it’s only the beginning. As more people in her small town turn up dead—twisted into branches, marked before they die—Flora begins to suspect a terrifying connection to the lightning strike that left her scarred… and her sister trapped in a silent, unreachable st... [Read More...]

The Montana Gold Mine

In spring 1874, the American economy is descending into a depression, following the collapse of Jay Cooke’s financial empire. Amid the chain of bank and business failures set off by Cooke’s bankruptcy, Jubilee Walker struggles to keep Warner and Walker Outfitters solvent. Jubil’s grand plans for developing Yellowstone National Park into a popular tourist destination were dashed when Cooke’s business failed, but he is still determined to help fulfill the park’s potential—not to menti... [Read More...]

American Playground

It’s 1971, and 7-year-old Mishel Manoucherian’s family has packed up their life in Tehran and moved to Los Angeles, launching him headfirst into a disorienting new world of social and schoolyard expectations. At once a witty and warm exploration of the immigrant journey and coming of age tale, American Playground illuminates the Iranian American experience through a child’s unique perspective. Armed with a handful of English words, a fiery mother who uses her biting wit to open doors and ... [Read More...]

Weepy the Dragon: Standing Tall

Weepy the Dragon: Standing Tall by USA Today bestselling author J. J. Hebert is a fast-paced, emotionally engaging middle-grade fantasy about confronting bullies, believing in yourself, and learning that real strength is not about hurting others, but about knowing when to stand tall. Ideal for readers ages 9–12, and enjoyable for the whole family. Years ago, when a terrible fire threatened the castle, a small dragon named Weepy saved the kingdom in the only way he knew how: with his tears. No... [Read More...]